La Tartane
1929/1932
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etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Frank Crowninshield Collection
Accession Number
1948.3.206
Art Historical Context
**La Tartane** by André Dunoyer deonzac captures the charm of Mediterranean maritime life in this elegant etching from 1929/1932. Segonzac, a prominent artist of the School of Paris (4–1974), was renowned for his vivid depictions of landscapes, urban scenes, and everyday subjects, blending realist precision with a lively, impressionistic touch. The title refers to a *tartane*, a traditional sailing vessel used for coastal trade in the Mediterranean, evoking the sun-drenched harbors of Provence that Segonzac often explored in his travels. Created as an etching—a printmaking technique where aci...
About the Artist
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974) was a leading French painter, draughtsman, engraver, and illustrator, born on 6 July in Boussy-Saint-Antoine near Paris, where he spent much of his childhood alongside time in the city. Defying his parents' initial hopes for a military career at Saint-Cyr, he pursued art, enrolling in 1900 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a general student. He studied u...